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Trump's pause on Ukraine aid is like the U.S. switching sides in WWII, expert says
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Once again, the problem is organization. This would need to be a national movement, not just one city or state, and organizing on that scale is difficult. It would also need to be swift and decisive, because I don't think anyone doubts that Trump would respond with violence against any large-scale protest that he actually perceived as a threat. He's already commenting about quelling "illegal protests", and we know that to him, an "illegal protest" is any protest supporting anything he doesn't like.
I don't know how to organize anything on this scale. I don't even know where to start. Do you?
To be honest, I don't think there is a way to make them happen. At least from global examples, they happen almost in spontaneous manner, more often than not from a spark of some sort (killing of students, a particularly disliked decision etc.). Albeit the spark is of course tied to deeper mass social concerns.
I joined in the protests in my country (even night ones with police raids) and regularly brought supplies for protestors who barricaded in the centre of the capital (not just food, but helpful things like eye protection, masks, fire proof gloves). The government literally lost control of the main square and avenue of the country. This was also happening for months and months, including camping out during winters months. But people weren't backing down.
The initial spark was beating of unarmed protesting students, that's what led to the creation a protester controlled zone. There were massive protests all around the country after the initial assault on the students.
The next spark was the killing of protesters by the police. That's when society's attitudes hardened and there was a desire to get rid of the shill president and his admin and not back down (not to mention people become accepting of the need to use force by the protesters).